title: Superior vena cava syndrome due to chronic granulomatous mediastinitis.
abstract: We report a case of superior vena cava syndrome developing progressively over twenty years in a 48-year-old Venezuelan woman. The investigations revealed a locoregional etiology for the vena cava obstruction, namely a granulomatous mediastinitis probably secondary to histoplasmosis. We discuss the etiology, the clinical features, the natural course, and the therapy of chronic mediastinitis.
authors.affiliation: Policlinique médicale universitaire, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zufferey
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chapuis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Monti
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed